[FWDLK] How to best avoid Gasoline spewing out the filler??

[Lou <email4lou@xxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, so I have only had my '59 Dodge for 2.5 years, but I still get drenched in gasoline from time to time (not to mention getting gas on the side of teh car).

The only way I can avoid having gas spew out the filler and all over me and the car is to  1) fill the tank excruciatingly slowly, and 2) don't try to fill the tank more than half-3/4 full (good guess when that is!) or 4) if its quiet outside, listen carefully to the sound of the fuel going in and when it starts to get full the pitch of the fuel flowing into the tube gets higher...so STOP.  (of course, invariably someone walks up to me and starts asking questions about the car while I am filling and distracts me, and BLAM!  gas comes pouring out the filler)  or  4) only go to gas stations that have a good "vapor recovery shield" around the end of the nozzle so that you can jam it up against the filler tube so that it seals the connection  between the gas nozzle and filler neck so that no gas can splash out.

Are there any better ways?  Why is it that these cars are so prone to this problem? (or is it just me?).  Any modifications to the tank or tube to prevent this?

Thanks,
Lou

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